Scholar. Artist. Cultural Critic.
Praise for Masculinity in Transition
Masculinity in Transition in Pride.com 10 best LGBTQ+ books of 2024 (so far)!
Read a review by Tristan Bridges for the Gender and Society journal
Read a review, “Unraveling Masculinities: A Cultural Shift,” by Onur Karaköse, International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (Giessen, Germany)
Read an article about my book, written by Lauren Herold for Autostraddle, “K. Allison Hammer Imagines the Queer and Trans Possibilities of Masculinity”
Masculinity in Transition is out anywhere you buy books!
In the book, I discuss the long history of white, normative masculinity, and how lesbian, trans, and queer poets, performance artists, novelists, and filmmakers have imagined masculinity otherwise. I offer a vision of gender justice for a time of unprecedented crises. Podcasts, articles, and events will be posted on this page, so stay tuned!
On July 3, 2024, I gave a lecture at the University of Giessen, Germany, that examines how a Trump presidency may put trans people at risk of being stripped of their right to exist in public. This lecture previews an essay, “How to Make an Enemy: Transmisogyny and the U.S. Presidential Election,” just published in October 2024 in Diversity Issues in the U.S.A.: Transnational Perspectives on the U.S. Presidential Election, open access from [transcript]: Independent Academic Publishing. To understand the danger that Trump and his administration represent, it’s essential to recall the autocratic attempt undertaken from 2016-2020. However, while much attention has been paid to his desire to be a dictator, his deep ties to White Christian nationalism have been under-theorized in trans studies. Evangelical extremists at the center of his future administration threaten to turn trans people, transfeminine individuals in particular, into personae non gratae. The vigilante and the world crusader are discussed as two powerful figurations that convey the radical transformation they envision for the United States and for the rest of the world.
Podcasts and Presentations
Gender Stories Podcast with Alex Iantaffi
In my scholarship, cultural criticism, and art work, I look for interrelationships between communities, spaces, and cultural objects. Let’s talk about what I can contribute to your online publication, podcast, journal, or edited volume. I’m also available to give talks on my book, Masculinity in Transition, as well as new research. The book is currently available for purchase from the University of Minnesota Press.